[LeArc] HWODVN@ 5/4/2003 7:56:28 PM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
754 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA...
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD OVER THE REGION
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS TO
60 MPH. OF CONCERN ALSO...IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOISTENED SOILS CONSIDERABLY...THEREFORE
ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
ALSO...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN SHIFT ACROSS THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THE AREA TO POSSIBLY PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THAT WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE
HAIL LARGE ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED SEVERE...AND SOME LOCALIZED
DOWNBURSTS TO 60 MPH.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY AND AGAIN
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR.

&&

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

May 6, 2003:  Training - Chadwick, IL -  7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
Chadwick, Illinois (Carroll County) at the fire department at 7 pm.
This will be a free 2 hour class.  For additional information,
contact county ESDA coordinator Greg Miller.

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn

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